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TIL The Ramones named their band as tribute to Paul McCartney early days with The Beatles when he was known as Paul Ramone

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v9l7 TIL that the Ludlow Massacre was an attack by the Colorado National Guard on a tent camp of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families back in 1914. The attack ended up claiming over 2 dozen lives, including wives and children of the strikers.
epD15 TIL drag queen and actor Divine was an inspiration for Ursula in Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
worOJ TIL at least 90% of the human genome is non-functional and commonly referred to as "junk DNA"
78mPM TIL flamingo, and in particular flamingo tongue, was considered a delicacy in ancient Rome
woYw8 TIL around the time of "Chinatown", Jack Nicholson found out his "sister" was really his mother, and his "mother" was really his grandmother.